The number of calls I receive from adult children of an LGBT parent continues to increase. These callers either grew up with a gay parent or are facing this circumstance as an adult. They speak of their heartache and the difficulties created by their parent’s decision to act on their homosexual or transgender feelings, but they also testify of God’s goodness to them through the years.

I’ve also had the privilege to connect adult children of gay or transgender parents with others who are walking this path. Most recently I met with two daughters, Samantha and Anna. They are from different homes, but they experienced some of the same difficulties when their father chose to come out as gay.

When the three of us met together, God manifested his amazing power to heal. Anna, who has traveled this road longer, came alongside Samantha. She explained how God had been faithful to her and how He had provided wisdom as she travels the difficult path of showing her dad love while remaining true to God. Samantha’s concern for her dad was genuine as she shared how his lifestyle is leading him farther and farther away from God.

As the adult child of a gay father, I connect with the concerns both young women shared. No matter what a parent does, or chooses, a child’s love for that parent remains. We long for our parent to know the love of Jesus. Samantha, Anna, and I had a lovely time of prayer with one another before the meeting ended. God was right there with us. He knows the depth of our pain and hears our heart cry out for our parents. He is faithful to us, just as He is faithful to you no matter what situation you are in.

A few days later, I had the privilege of coming alongside Aaron and Joe. Both had experienced a dad transitioning. As I listened to each young man share about their painful experience, my heart felt heavy. Aaron’s and Joe’s safe community—a place to share their experiences—expanded as we shared both our experiences and our heartache for fathers choosing to act on their false belief of who they were. Each of us understood the difficulties of our dads’ experiences. Although my dad has passed and theirs are still living, we talked about trusting God to bring Aaron and Joe healing in their lives as well as healing in their relationships with their dads.

Isn’t God amazing? He brings to us those who need the work of the ministry He has entrusted to us. He brings together people who can create a safe community of understanding, concern, and guidance for one another. He is so faithful.